Port Ellen

Port Ellen is a small town on the island of , in , . The town is named after the wife of its founder, Walter Frederick Campbell. Its previous name, Leòdamas, is derived from Old Norse meaning "Leòd's Harbour".
Wikipedia
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 794 residents
  • Description: small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Port Ilein”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ardview Hotel and Port Ellen distillery.

Pub
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Building
Photo: Canthusus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in Port Ellen on the isle of , Scotland. Established in 1825 and closed more than once, it reopened in 2024 after having been closed since 1983.

Lighthouse
Photo: Ronsteenvoorden, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilnaughton and Laphroaig.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Locality
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Port Ellen.

Port Ellen

Latitude
55.62939° or 55° 37′ 46″ north
Longitude
-6.18801° or 6° 11′ 17″ west
Population
794
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PLN
Open location code
9C7MJRH6+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4252281397
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640067
Wiki­data ID
Q1019330
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Port Ellen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Port Ellen”
  • Belarusian: “Порт-Элен”
  • Breton: “Port Ellen”
  • Breton: “Port Ilein”
  • Breton: “Port Ìlein”
  • Catalan: “Port Ellen”
  • Cebuano: “Port Ellen”
  • Chinese: “埃伦港”
  • Chinese: “埃倫港”
  • Danish: “Port Ellen”
  • Dutch: “Port Ellen”
  • French: “Port Ellen”
  • German: “Port Ellen”
  • Irish: “Port Ilein”
  • Irish: “Port Ílein”
  • Irish: “Port Ìlein”
  • Italian: “Port Ellen”
  • Japanese: “ポート・エレン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Ellen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Port Ellen”
  • Norwegian: “Port Ellen”
  • Ossetian: “Порт-Эллен”
  • Persian: “پورت الن”
  • Polish: “Port Ellen”
  • Portuguese: “Port Ellen”
  • Russian: “Порт-Эллен”
  • Scots: “Port Ellen”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Eilein”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Ellen”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Ilein”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Ìlein”
  • Spanish: “Port Ellen”
  • Swedish: “Port Ellen”
  • Turkish: “Port Ellen”
  • Welsh: “Port Ellen”
  • Welsh: “Port Ilein”
  • “Port Ellen”
  • “Port Ellen - Port Ilein”
  • “Port Ilein”

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